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Topic: Smoke some hops anyone? (Read 1936 times)

I like cigars. I was at my local smoke shop recently and saw a cigar called 'Hopz, a craft beer cigar.' I had to buy one though my expectation of the flavor was somewhere south of wretched.

It actually wasn't bad. Yes it was a bit bitter, but hard to taste any hop flavor. I won't buy another, and I don't recommend that you do, but I thought it was an interesting marketing strategy and use of hops.

I love hops as much as the next guy (and probably more), but that just seems like a horrible idea. Raw hops are face-meltingly bitter. I tried dipping a few Hallertau pellets once and didn’t last a minute. My taste buds were shot for the night.

I love hops as much as the next guy (and probably more), but that just seems like a horrible idea. Raw hops are face-meltingly bitter. I tried dipping a few Hallertau pellets once and didn’t last a minute. My taste buds were shot for the night.

Tobacco is an acquired taste as well. I can remember trying to inhale...OMG...I can remember trying tonot expectorate tobacco juice...OMG... Yeah it took some doing but they were hop flowers and Istarted with a low AA level variety then went up to as high as 9% AA. Tried Simcoe...yeck.My favorite was sterling. What they did, was stimulate the same pleasure centers that tobaccodid in my mouth. There was NO lingering/returning craving for another dip of hops....non addictive.

I love hops as much as the next guy (and probably more), but that just seems like a horrible idea. Raw hops are face-meltingly bitter. I tried dipping a few Hallertau pellets once and didn’t last a minute. My taste buds were shot for the night.

Tobacco is an acquired taste as well. I can remember trying to inhale...OMG...I can remember trying tonot expectorate tobacco juice...OMG... Yeah it took some doing but they were hop flowers and Istarted with a low AA level variety then went up to as high as 9% AA. Tried Simcoe...yeck.My favorite was sterling. What they did, was stimulate the same pleasure centers that tobaccodid in my mouth. There was NO lingering/returning craving for another dip of hops....non addictive.

OK, I'm sold. I'll have to try this again the next time I'm brewing with whole hops. Twist my arm, sheez